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IEC 62138:2004

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Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation and control important for safety - Software aspects for computer-based systems performing category B or C functions

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Superseded date

31-12-2021

Language(s)

English - French

Published date

16-01-2004

FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations
4 Key concepts and assumptions
  4.1 Types of software
  4.2 Types of data
  4.3 Software and System Safety Lifecycles
  4.4 Gradation principles
5 Requirements for the software of I&C systems performing
  category C functions
  5.1 General requirements
  5.2 Selection of pre-developed software
  5.3 Software requirements specification
  5.4 Software design
  5.5 Implementation of new software
  5.6 Software aspects of system integration
  5.7 Software aspects of system validation
  5.8 Installation of software on site
  5.9 Anomaly reports
  5.10 Software modification
6 Requirements for the software of I&C systems performing
  category B functions
  6.1 General requirements
  6.2 Selection of pre-developed software
  6.3 Software requirements specification
  6.4 Software design
  6.5 Implementation of new software
  6.6 Software aspects of system integration
  6.7 Software aspects of system validation
  6.8 Installation of software on site
  6.9 Anomaly reports
  6.10 Software modification
Bibliography

Provides requirements for the software of computer-based I&C systems performing functions of safety category B or C as defined by IEC 61226. Complements IEC 60880 and IEC 60880-2, which provide requirements for the software of computer-based I&C systems performing functions of safety category A. Is also consistent with, and complementary to, IEC 61513.

DevelopmentNote
Stability Date: 2017. (09/2017)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
95
PublisherName
International Electrotechnical Committee
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

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BS IEC 60532:2010 Radiation protection instrumentation. Installed dose rate meters, warning assemblies and monitors. X and gamma radiation of energy between 50 keV and 7 MeV
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BS EN 62808:2016 Nuclear power plants. Instrumentation and control systems important to safety. Design and qualification of isolation devices
BS EN 61500:2011 Nuclear power plants. Instrumentation and control important to safety. Data communication in systems performing category A functions
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IEC 61559-1:2009 Radiation protection instrumentation in nuclear facilities - Centralized systems for continuous monitoring of radiation and/or levels of radioactivity - Part 1: General requirements
IEC 62855:2016 Nuclear power plants - Electrical power systems - Electrical power systems analysis
IEC 62808:2015+AMD1:2018 CSV Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation and control systems important to safety - Design and qualification of isolation devices
IEC TR 63084:2017 Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation and control important to safety - Platform qualification for systems important to safety
IEC 61226:2009 Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation and control important to safety - Classification of instrumentation and control functions
IEC 62566:2012 Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation and control important to safety - Development of HDL-programmed integrated circuits for systems performing category A functions
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I.S. EN 62566:2014 NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS - INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL IMPORTANT TO SAFETY - DEVELOPMENT OF HDL-PROGRAMMED INTEGRATED CIRCUITS FOR SYSTEMS PERFORMING CATEGORY A FUNCTIONS
I.S. EN 62765-1:2017 NUCLEAR POWERS PLANTS - INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL IMPORTANT TO SAFETY - MANAGEMENT OF AGEING OF SENSORS AND TRANSMITTERS - PART 1: PRESSURE TRANSMITTERS
PD IEC/TR 62096:2009 Nuclear power plants. Instrumentation and control important to safety. Guidance for the decision on modernization
I.S. EN 61500:2011 NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS - INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL IMPORTANT TO SAFETY - DATA COMMUNICATION IN SYSTEMS PERFORMING CATEGORY A FUNCTIONS
BS EN 62765-1:2017 Nuclear powers plants. Instrumentation and control important to safety. Management of ageing of sensors and transmitters Pressure transmitters
BS IEC 61225:2005 Nuclear power plants. Instrumentation and control systems important to safety. Requirements for electrical supplies
NF EN 61513 : 2013 NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS - INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL IMPORTANT TO SAFETY - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SYSTEMS
IEC 60568:2006 Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation important to safety - In-core instrumentation for neutron fluence rate (flux) measurements in power reactors
IEC 62765-1:2015 Nuclear powers plants - Instrumentation and control important to safety - Management of ageing of sensors and transmitters - Part 1: Pressure transmitters
EN 61513:2013 Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation and control important to safety - General requirements for systems

IEC 61226:2009 Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation and control important to safety - Classification of instrumentation and control functions
IEC 61511-1:2016+AMD1:2017 CSV Functional safety - Safety instrumented systems for the process industry sector - Part 1: Framework, definitions, system, hardware and application programming requirements
IEC 61508-4:2010 Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems - Part 4: Definitions and abbreviations (see Functional Safety and IEC 61508)
IEC 61508-3:2010 Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems - Part 3: Software requirements (see Functional Safety and IEC 61508)
ISO/IEC 12207:2008 Systems and software engineering Software life cycle processes
IEC 60880-2:2000 Software for computers important to safety for nuclear power plants - Part 2: Software aspects of defence against common cause failures, use of software tools and of pre-developed software
IEC 60880:2006 Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation and control systems important to safety - Software aspects for computer-based systems performing category A functions
ISO 9001:2015 Quality management systems — Requirements
IEC 61513:2011 Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation and control important to safety - General requirements for systems
ISO 9000-3:1997 Quality management and quality assurance standards Part 3: Guidelines for the application of ISO 9001:1994 to the development, supply, installation and maintenance of computer software

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